In 2007, for women resident in England and Wales: * the total number of abortions was 198,500, compared with 193,700 in 2006, a rise of 2.5% * the age-standardised abortion rate was 18.6 per 1,000 resident women aged 15-44, compared with 18.3 in 2006 * the abortion rate was highest at 36 per 1,000, for women age 19 * the under-16 abortion rate was 4.4 and the under- 18 rate was 19.8 per 1,000 women, both higher than in 2006 * 89% of abortions were funded by the NHS; of these, just over half (57%) took place in the independent sector under NHS contract * 90% of abortions were carried out at under 13 weeks gestation; 70% were at under 10 weeks * medical abortions accounted for 35% of the total compared with 30% in 2006 * 1,900 abortions (1%) were under ground E, risk that the child would be born handicapped Non-residents: * in 2007, there were 7,100 abortions for non-residents carried out in hospitals and clinics in England and Wales (7,400 in 2006)